The Impact of the Russia-Ukraine War on the Resilience of Poland’s Wheat Supply Chains – an Analysis of Changes in the Configuration of Poland’s Export Market
Olena Gorlova
Department of Business in Transport; Institute of Infrastructure, Transport and Mobility; SGH Warsaw School of Economicshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2411-3977
Abstract
This article presents the results of a study on the macroeconomic aspects of the resilience of Poland’s wheat export logistics system. The aim of the research is to identify changes in the configuration of Poland’s wheat export markets in 2022–2023 in response to disruptions in international supply chains caused by the Russia–Ukraine war. The analysis focuses on the interaction and competition between the global wheat supply networks of Poland and Ukraine during the large-scale disruption of 2022–2023. The statistical analysis covers the period from 2012 to 2025. Qualitative methods – stratification and comparative analysis – confirmed the proposed hypotheses. The study reveals that Poland’s wheat export network did not exploit Ukraine’s weakened market position during the crisis, but instead expanded into regions where Ukraine had shown weak or no prior export interest. Overall, Poland’s wheat export network maintained and strengthened its position in the European and African markets during the 2022–2023 crisis.
Keywords:
wheat export, supply chain resilience, Russia–Ukraine war, export market reconfiguration, PolandReferences
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